Gabriele Ribis

Gabriele Ribis performed in major Italian opera houses such as the Opera of Rome, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Teatro La Fenice of Venice, Teatro Comunale of Bologna, Arena of Verona, Teatro Regio of Turin, Teatro Regio of Parma, and Teatro Massimo of Palermo, in both leading and supporting roles.

He began his international career singing the role of Guglielmo in Giorgio Strehler’s production of Così fan tutte, which toured Spain, Germany, Italy, Japan, Greece, and Russia. He is a regular guest at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo and has also been invited to important houses and festivals such as Zurich Opera, Israeli Opera Tel Aviv, Festival de Perelada and Santander (Spain), Chorégies d’Orange (France), and the National Theatre of Prague (Czech Republic), among others.

Among leading roles, he has performed Don Giovanni, Figaro and Count Almaviva in The Marriage of Figaro, Guglielmo and Don Alfonso in Così fan tutte, Count Danilo in The Merry Widow, Belcore and Dulcamara in The Elixir of Love, Figaro and Bartolo in The Barber of Seville, Dandini in La Cenerentola, Marcello in La Bohème, Sharpless in Madama Butterfly, and Escamillo in Carmen, among others.

As a concert performer, he has sung Carmina Burana, Ein Deutsches Requiem, Fauré’s Requiem, and various programs of sacred music, French and German lieder. He is also appreciated for his work in contemporary music, performing many premieres including twice the role of Mamoud in The Death of Klinghoffer by John Adams in Italy and the Czech Republic.

He is the founder and director of Piccolo Opera Festival, set in the most beautiful castles and villas of the Italian region Friuli Venezia Giulia, and also serves as the artistic adviser of The Jerusalem Opera (Israel). With his organizational experience in unconventional venues, he is also appreciated as a stage director, with notable works including Don Giovanni in David’s Tower in the Old City of Jerusalem and Madama Butterfly at Nagoya Castle for the Japan Opera Festival.